Seeing that Cheng Yu was walking away, and there was no excitement to be seen, everyone dispersed.
Xun Yu, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai walked together and talked about what had just happened.
"I didn't expect that it would be Cheng Yu who advised the lord. But why did he go in private? Is it really what Liu Ye said?"
Xi Zhicai touched his chin and said.
"I don't think so, Zhicai, do you think Cheng Yu would do such a thing with his personality?"
Guo Jia asked rhetorically.
When he asked this question, Xi Zhicai was stunned.
Although the style of this strategy does look a bit like it was crafted by Cheng Yu.
But he has a strong character and is not someone who hides his head and shows his tail.
"Who do you think Fengxiao is?"
"Needless to say, of course he is the master behind the lord."
Guo Jia sighed, with a complicated expression.
Since defecting to Cao Cao, the master has repeatedly come up with ingenious strategies.
It’s just that I can’t compare to him in every way. I haven’t even found out his identity!
As a good friend, Xi Zhicai naturally knew that Guo Jia had been depressed because of the expert, so he quickly changed the topic.
"Then should we tell Liu Ye to prevent him from misunderstanding Cheng Yu?"
They had a decent relationship with Cheng Yu, but they couldn't bear to see Cheng Yu take the blame and be annoyed by Liu Ye and others.
"That's not necessary."
Guo Jia shook his head.
That expert didn't want to be seen in public. If he exposed his identity, wouldn't he be hated by others?
At this moment, Guo Jia suddenly noticed that Xun Yu had been silent on the side.
"Brother Wen Ruo, what's wrong with you, why are you so depressed?"
Xun Yu sighed and smiled bitterly,
"I'm wondering, is your lord a capable minister in the world, or a hero in troubled times?"
From what Cao Cao said today, "Serve the emperor to command the princes, and hold orders to all directions", you can feel his ambition!
How could this not make Xun Yu, who was loyal to the Han Dynasty, worried?
Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai looked at each other, but they didn't know how to comfort their friends.
After all, unlike Xun Yu, they were only loyal to the Han Dynasty.
…
After listening to Yang Ling's persuasion, Cao Cao immediately prepared his army and headed west that day.
After several days of trekking, he finally met Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
When Liu Xie returned eastward from Chang'an, he was pursued by Li Jue and Guo Si.
Although Yang Feng and Han Xian escorted him, he was still in a miserable state.
When he saw Cao Cao, Liu Xie was so excited that he appointed Cao Cao as Sili Xiaowei and Lu Shangshu on the spot.
Li Jue and Guo Si came in pursuit, but they were no match for Cao Cao, who had strong soldiers and horses.
After they were defeated, Yang Feng and Han Xian believed that Cao Cao could not tolerate them, so they took the order to leave on their own, using the excuse of pursuing Li Guo.
As a result, the emperor Liu Xie also completely fell into the hands of Cao Cao, and he naturally would not refuse.
Originally, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty planned to move eastward back to Luoyang, but considering that Luoyang had been destroyed, he had to follow Cao Cao to Xucheng.
Yang Feng and Han Xian were unwilling to hand over the emperor in vain, so they set up an ambush halfway.
Not only were they defeated by Cao Cao, but even the vanguard general Xu Huang turned his back on them.
Cao Cao and his party arrived in Xucheng smoothly. After some discussions, they finally decided to move the capital to Xucheng.
After everything settled down, the emperor generously rewarded Cao Cao, a meritorious official.
Not only did he make him a general and a marquis of Wuping, but he also appointed Xun Yu as a minister and minister, and Guo Jia as a minister of wine...
Except for Yang Ling, everyone under Cao Cao received rewards.
That night.
The emperor Liu Xie held a banquet in the palace to entertain civil and military officials.
But the protagonist of this banquet is not Liu Xie, but Cao Cao.
"His Majesty is able to return safely this time, thanks to the general!"
"Yes, if it weren't for Mr. Cao, I'm afraid the emperor would be in danger!"
"The great general is truly the pillar of our country!"
All the officials raised their glasses and praised Cao Cao one after another.
Cao Cao was not modest at all, he looked proud.
Seeing this situation, Liu Xie on the stage looked a little embarrassed.
He finally asked Li Jue and Guo Si, but fell into the hands of Cao Cao.
This is really just out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth again!
Yang Biao on the side frowned slightly, then picked up the wine glass and came to Cao Cao.
The Yang family of Hongnong has been ranked among the three nobles for four consecutive generations, and its prestige is no less than that of Yuan Shao's family.
Seeing Yang Biao coming to toast in person, Cao Cao did not dare to neglect and quickly stood up with the wine glass in hand.
Before Cao Cao could speak, Yang Biao said in a cold tone,
"Your Majesty's escape this time is all thanks to the general. But your majesty has great trust in the general and allows you to take over the power. Don't imitate Dong Zhuo!"
After saying this, he raised his glass, drank it down, and then turned around and left.
From beginning to end, Yang Biao didn't even give Cao Cao a chance to speak.
The smile on Cao Cao's face suddenly froze.
He was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be nonchalant and slowly fell down.
It was at this moment that he noticed that ministers like Yang Biao and Zhong Ji, who were loyal to the Han Dynasty, looked at him rather unkindly!
Cao Cao, who was originally very proud, suddenly woke up as if a basin of cold water was poured on his head!
He coughed lightly and hurriedly respectfully said to Liu Xie,
"Your Majesty, I feel a little unwell and want to go back and rest."
Liu Xie wished that Cao Cao would leave quickly, so he nodded quickly and said,
"General, you are so important to me, a big man, but you have to take care of yourself. Go back and rest quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Cao Cao stood up and resigned.
After leaving the palace, he said to Dian Wei beside him,
"Send someone to check around the palace to see if there are any assassins!"
"Here!"
Dian Wei took the order and left.
It turned out that Cao Cao saw something wrong with Yang Biao and others just now and thought they were going to kill him, so he fled in advance.
Soon Dian Wei led people to investigate and found out that there were no suspicious people around the palace.
But despite this, Cao Cao was still a little uneasy.
Seeing this, Dian Wei suggested,
"Lord, why don't you go meet my elder brother?"
Cao Cao thought for a while, then nodded and said,
"That's fine!"
So Cao Cao took Dian Wei and a group of guards and headed towards Yang Ling's house.
At this time, the sky had darkened, and Yang Ling had just had dinner with Zhao Yun, Diao Chan, Lu Lingqi and others.
When he heard Cao Cao's visit, he quickly brought Zhao Yun and others to visit him.
"I've seen the general!"
"You're welcome, sir."
Cao Cao glanced at Diao Chan and Lu Lingqi casually, without stopping too much, and said with a serious face,
"I have something to discuss with sir."
Seeing how serious he was, Yang Ling led him towards the study.
After the two sat down, Cao Cao told Yang Ling what happened at the banquet.
Yang Ling thought for a moment and then smiled and said,
"Ming Gong is too worried. Then how dare Yang Biao kill you?"
If Yang Biao really killed Cao Cao, how could Cao Cao's clan generals spare him?
The emperor and the civil and military officials who had just settled down might be on the road to escape again!
